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Salokin
Salokinstarted grow question a year ago
Curious when you guys are topping. I have just entered week 4 and the 5th real pair of leaves is just developing. Should I top now or wait for the 6th? Root system should be fine by now for the plant to handle the stress, right?
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GrowingTranny
GrowingTrannyanswered grow question a year ago
Wait till the plant reached 6 nodes and then top above the 5th node and cut away the 1st (lowest) node. Then use LST to keep all the branches at the same height to prepare them perfect for the SCROG. Enjoy your grow!
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Whiteybulger1814
Whiteybulger1814answered grow question a year ago
More often then not I fim them at the 4th node and later on if you want you can also top of fim again a little later
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CloudBlower
CloudBloweranswered grow question a year ago
I top above the 4th pair of leaves, a new way I learned to top is by removing the inner leaves by hand it a roll off like a ball, this way does not show signs of stress and continues to grow.
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Ezzjaybruh
Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question a year ago
Yes, now. Do it.
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Hashy
Hashyanswered grow question a year ago
I'd say she looks healthy enough to top now really, if she is growing fast she may not even notice you topped her.
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m0use
m0useanswered grow question a year ago
You can top when ever you want but doing it to early will cause some issues with more time needed to recover. I tend to do my first topping around the 3-5th node and then go from there. My one plant I topped multiple times every other node and it made a pretty looking plant. Great buds but it took a bit longer till it was ready to harvest. I think some LST can go a long way as well. in sort, top around the 3 or 5th node and have a plan of where you want to take it. Here's a quick how to on LST and HST with SOG and SCROG growdiaries.com/journal/how-to-do-low-stress-training-lst-on-cannabis-plants growdiaries.com/journal/how-to-do-high-stress-training-hst-on-cannabis growdiaries.com/journal/how-to-grow-cannabis-with-sea-of-green-sog growdiaries.com/journal/how-to-grow-cannabis-with-screen-of-green-scrog We will not be notified of any reply or tag [@] in the [questions] part of the website, if you need to reach out with other information use your DM "direct mailbox" in the bottom right hand corner of the page. it looks like a little paper airplane icon. Best Of Luck!
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